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    "Coach, Larry...long-time listener, first-time caller..."

    Hey y'all! The title pretty much sums it up. I've been cruising behind the scenes for quite a while, gleaning every tidbit I can from the vast encyclopedia of chicken know-how that is backyardchickens.com, trying to convince myself (and my wife) that chicken-keeping is for me. In fact, when we...
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  8. Interior shot of the coop. You can see the waterer setup pretty clearly. There is one nipple setup inside and one outside (notice the tube leading through the floor on the left). The bucket gravity feeds the waterers and has worked out very well.

    Interior shot of the coop. You can see the waterer setup pretty clearly. There is one nipple setup inside and one outside (notice the tube leading through the floor on the left). The bucket gravity feeds the waterers and has worked out very well.

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  10. The reclaimed lap siding was a great find and adds a little style to the coop.

    The reclaimed lap siding was a great find and adds a little style to the coop.

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  12. We also wanted a nest box that is easy to access, hence the hinged roof.

    We also wanted a nest box that is easy to access, hence the hinged roof.

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  14. This automatic waterer is the part I'm probably most proud of...beside the decision to keep chickens in the first place. I hated the idea of having to clean out a poop-filled waterer a few times each day, and given the fact that my wife and I travel a good bit, we knew it just wouldn't be possible sometimes. So this solution allows the girls to have fresh water whenever they need it, and we just have to fill the bucket every couple of weeks or so.

    This automatic waterer is the part I'm probably most proud of...beside the decision to keep chickens in the first place. I hated the idea of having to clean out a poop-filled waterer a few times each day, and given the fact that my wife and I travel a good bit, we knew it just wouldn't be possible sometimes. So this solution allows the girls to have fresh water whenever they need it, and we just have to fill the bucket every couple of weeks or so.

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